Ice-cycle.



C. F. HAMILTON.

ICE CYCLE.

APPUCATRON FILED mm. 23. 1912.

Put 011ml Nov 12 1918.

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ATTORNEY CLARENCE F. HAMILTON, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA.

ICE-CYCLE.

Application filed March 28, 1917.

To all whom it may concern Be' it known that I, CLARENCE F. llmun TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cycles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to coasters and the like, but more particularly to a vehicle on runners designed especially for use on snow and ice.

The object of the invention is to provide a hand sled comprising a small light foot board or platform mounted on runners and adapted t be used especially by children and youths for amusement, as in coasting.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which is at all times under the guidance and control of the person using the same and which is composed of but few, simple and inexpensive parts.

lVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully de scribed in the following specification and pointed out in the accompanying drawings. in Which:

Figure 1 a top plan view of the coaster.

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the for Wu rd (runner.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a platform or foot, board 1 upon which the person using the coaster may stand, using one foot at times to ropel the coaster.

This board is prefcrab-y of an elongated shape, being narro in width and provided at its forward end with a reduced neck portion 2 having a rounded end 3. A suitable opening is provided in the end 3 to permit the 'vertical journal 4 of the front runner 5 to pass therethrough and be engaged by the steering post 6. The board 1 is mounted upon a pair ofrunners 5 and 7 respectively, the forward runner supportin the front end of the board and the hind runner the rear end. The runners are rather long and narrow in construction being somewhat similar to skate runners and are arranged in alinement with the longitudinal center of the board 1, in tandem formation as shown. The forward runner 5 has its shoe 8 extended forwardly "of the coaster board and specification of Letters Patent.

' quately fastened Patented Nov- 12. 1918. Serial No. 158,010.

provided with a curved portion 9 terminating lll an enlarged knob end 10. Inclined washer 14 is secured on the journal 4 and rests upon the upper surface of the end 3 as shown, it belng undelstood that the journal 4 is mounted to revolve freely in the opening so that the runner 5 may be turned for guiding the coaster in any desired direclion.

The rear runner 7 is provided with a shoe 15, the forward end of which is curved back upon itself as at 16, while the other end 17 inclines in the direction of the end 18 of the coaster board and is secured thereto by suitable means 19. Formed inti'agra] with the shoe 15 and positioned about mid way between the ends 16 and 17 thereof is a cross brace 20 comprising arms 21 and 22 which engage the under surface of the board 1 in like manner as does the curved end 16. Suitable eye bearing portions 28 are carried by these members at their points of contact with the board 1, whereby they may be ade:

thereto through the medium of suitable fastening means 24. The eye-bearing elements 23 consist of expanded portions of the respective parts.

For the purpose of manipulating the forward runner 5, a steering post 6 is imvided and has its lowermost and reduce for engagement between the bifurcations 25 and 26 of the journal 4, said end 24: being secured therein through the medium of a bolt 27. A cross handle 28 is arranged adjacent the upper end of the steering post 6 and is securely clamped thereto by suitable means 29. By merely moving the handle in the laterally proper direction, the runner 5 will imme- 'steer'ing post pivo havi its front end curved upwardly, and qppoeltely inclined braces merging at their upper ends in a laterally expanded ortlon surmounted by a vertical journal w 10h is mounted in the 'foot board, a washer secured to the journal above the foot board and coacting with the said laterally expanded portion to give stabilit to the runner, and a to the upper end of the said journal.

2. An ice, eoaster, comprisin a foot board, at opposite ends 0 the board in tandem; the front runner being vertically journaledand the rear runner fix ed and having an intermediate cross brace with the upper ends of the arms laterally ex- Egnded and secured to the underside of the ard, and having its foward end curved upwardly and rearwardly and laterally expanded at the toy?) and secured to the underside of the foot oard, and having its rear end inclined upwardly and forwardly and terminating against the rear end of the foot board and secured therea ainst.

In testimony whereof afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE F. HAMIUION. Witnesses: Nnr S. HAMILTON,

GEORGE E. GERHABT. 

